spspirates 150 gallon build

Triton favia

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Hey Andy, how far away from other corals are you keeping the favias? I've been wanting to get some but read they will sting other corals with long sweepers....
 
Hey Andy, how far away from other corals are you keeping the favias? I've been wanting to get some but read they will sting other corals with long sweepers....
I like to keep my favias on the sand bed but have the frag glued to a big disc or solid type of surface. This way they get a fast hold on a solid surface and if need be I can move them around where ever. Also they seem to grow a more spherical shape than encrust on the rock work some where. Some times YES they can send out some pretty nice sweepers but I don't see this very often and when I do it's at night after a heavy feeding. For the most part having them 2" away from each other seems to be a safe bet. After about a hour or two after the lights go off observe your favias and note what you see.
 
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Well I made it, made it to page 73, I MADE IT!!
 
Awesome build.... Subscribed! May I ask, what thickness acrylic is your sump? Seems in photos that skin and clear are same? Want one of those sumps :(. Congrats on great start to your Reef!
 
Awesome build.... Subscribed! May I ask, what thickness acrylic is your sump? Seems in photos that skin and clear are same? Want one of those sumps :(. Congrats on great start to your Reef!
Thank you very much!! Im not too sure on the thickness of the sump, maybe quarter inch but that would be just a guess.
 
Update shots of some of the corals coloring up in the reef. Been feeding the heck out of these guys!

Hawkins

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IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 45 59.2%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 5 6.6%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 5.3%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.9%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 12 15.8%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 3.9%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.3%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 2 2.6%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.3%
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